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Beth and Tom's Grandmother, Estella Keeler Jennings was the daughter of Mary Penfield (b. Sept 11, 1792) & Wakeman Jennings (12/25/1815 d Feb 11 1872) of Greens Farms.

Mary was the daughter of James Penfield (b Feb 24, 1761d dec 11, 1842). & Mary Tucker (b sept 18 1766 d. sept 22, 1854). I believe it was her grandfather James Penfield who ran the Penfield Mills at the time of the Revolution and her father may have worked or run the mill.

Mary's great, great grandfather was Samuel Penfield, but he is probably too early to have been the operatort of Sun Tavern. The family lore is that someone in the fammily ran the tavern, so perhaps an uncle ran the tavern.

The town is nearly finished restoring a historic structure where George Washington slept in October 1789 during his tour of colonies invaded and torched by the British.The original Sun Tavern on Town Green didn’t survive the British invasion of Fairfield in 1779, but Samuel Penfield, a prominent Revolutionary War-era resident, rebuilt the tavern in 1784.

Washington, inaugurated as the country’s first president in April 1789, stayed overnight in Sun Tavern from Oct. 16 to 17 of that year, according to the Fairfield Historical Society.

“There is pretty sound evidence to support George Washington having stayed here when he came to Fairfield,” said David Parker, a local architect who’s done a lot of research on Sun Tavern. “In that way, this building ties us to the history of the United States.”

Sun Tavern, one of six town-owned historic structures managed by the Fairfield Historical Society, needed a lot of work, Parker said.

Goals of the restoration were to make the tavern structurally sound and return it to the way it looked in the early 19th century, Parker said.

The restoration was done by town Department of Public Works employees and Domus Constructors of Norwalk and is expected to cost nearly $200,000 by the time it’s finished, according to Michael Jehle, executive director of the Fairfield Historical Society, and Chief Fiscal Officer Paul Hiller.

The Excavations at Sun Tavern  by Rob Wallace

For over the past three years volunteers from the Fairfield Historical Society and members from the Norwalk Community College Archaeology Club have contributed their time and expertise excavating on the grounds of an 18th century building known as the Sun Tavern.

The building itself is situated on one of the original "Four Squares" of the Town of Fairfield which was founded in 1639. This site was occupied by various families beginning with the Reverend John Jones in 1640 until 1761 when Samuel Penfield purchased the land from Thomas and Hannah Gibbs.

Research is still on going to determine the year that Penfield actually started to operate the building as a tavern. But records do show that, when the British burned Fairfield during their invasion in 1779, Penfield lost his house, barn, shop, outbuildings, and other items. The building was rebuilt about a year later and by 1789 was operating as a tavern. Among its guests was George Washington, who stayed there while on his tour of the New England states that same year.

The tavern operated until Penfield's death in 1811. Afterwards the building became a private residence. During the 1830s an addition was added on to the east side of the structure by Reverend Lyman Atwater. The property changed hands several times during the mid 1800's and was purchased by Robert Manuel Smith in 1885. A barn and a small cottage were built in 1888 and are still standing on the site.

The building stayed in the Smith family, through various relatives, till 1977. It was then purchased by the Town of Fairfield in 1978 and was used as a residence by the Town Historian till the early 1990's.

During the past three seasons archaeology has been initiated at the site and has yielded some interesting features such as a dry well and a foundation of a small structure. The function of this structure has not yet been determined and research is still ongoing. A total of eighteen 1 meter x 1 meter square units have been excavated so far (with one still in the process of being completed at the time of this writing). Many artifacts have been recovered and are currently being analyzed. Recovered artifacts include pipe stems and bowls, including a nearly intact pipe. These clay pipe artifacts provide further evidence of the structure's use as a tavern in the 18th century. Based on their bore diameter, close to 75% of these recovered pipe stems date to the second half of the 18th century. Nails are represented from the hand wrought through the wire style. Many different ceramic types have also been uncovered. They include pearlware, delft, redware, whiteware and stoneware. An interesting note on the stoneware: in one quadrant (50 cm x 50 cm) of a one meter square unit over 150 pieces were recovered representing as far as we can tell at least three different vessels. The density of the ceramic shards could possibly represent vandalism by British forces as they burned the town in 1779. Other interesting items recovered were gunflints, spoons, scissors and buttons. There is also a small prehistoric Native American component of the site, represented by several pieces of pottery and some debitage (stone tool waste flakes).

William PENFIELD
b.1625 Eng.d.Guilford, Middlesex, CT

1625 in SUFFOLK, ENG.

Death: in GUILFORD, CT

Note: Note: SAVAGE STATES THERE'S A WILLIAM IN MIDDLETOWN 1662-3
Oct 09 from "Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the ..., Volume 4" By William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams:

"The first of the name in Connecticut, was William Penfield, of Middletown, as early as 1663. Very little is known about him." He had "John, son of William Penfield, lived in Middletown, Connecticut. He married Ann daughter of David Cornwall, who died in Jun 1725....His sons appear to be Benjamin, Stephen, Peter."

Oct 09 from http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=larrypdx&id=I428 -

William PENFIELD was born ABT 1625 in England, and died in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.

Child of William PENFIELD is:1. i. Samuel PENFIELD was born ABT 1651 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, and died 30 NOV 1711 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. He married Mary LEWIS 30 NOV 1675 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, daughter of John LEWIS and Mary BROWNE. She was born JAN 1652/53 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died 30 JAN 1740/41 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.

Oct 09 from snippet "Sergt. Richard Haven, 1620-1703, Lynn, Mass: "King Philip's war" and one ..." William Haven - 1927 - 104 pages:

"8th...WILLIAM PENFIELD - Eng. to Conn., 1663. Puritan."

Oct 09 from http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/ROOTS/1997-09/55875 -

Is this the same guy? "..Looking for any information on William Penfield, from Wales with his two brothers, in Barnstable before 1650. In Middletown, Conn. by 1663. Thanks, JPG"

http://www.donparrish.com/Report1/PS04/PS04_124.HTM

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brendablack&id=I4612

4.

Wakeman Penfield (James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 23 OCT 1790 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, and died 9 OCT 1865 in Ohio. He was buried OCT 1865 in Willoughby Center Cemetery, Section: 1, Row: 5, Stone No. 1. He married Deborah Terrill Peet 23 OCT 1815 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut. She was born 21 DEC 1786 in Connecticut, and died 20 SEP 1858 in Ohio. She was buried SEP 1858 in Willoughby Center Cemetery, Section: 1, Row: 5, Stone No. 1.

Children of Wakeman Penfield and Deborah Terrill Peet are: + 6   i. Nathaniel Emory Penfield was born 1820 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, and died 10 OCT 1863 in the Civil War, Little Rock, Arkansas.   7   ii. Jane W. Penfield was born 1823 in Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, and died 12 JUN 1840 in Ohio. + 8   iii. James Wakeman Penfield was born 16 MAR 1829 in Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, and died 20 APR 1897 in Cambridgeboro, Pennsylvania.

8.

James Wakeman Penfield (Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 16 MAR 1829 in Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, and died 20 APR 1897 in Cambridgeboro, Pennsylvania. He was buried 22 APR 1897 in Willoughby Cemetery, Section: K, Row: 25, Stone No. 9. He married Elsie Ferguson 22 SEP 1850 in Lake Co., Ohio, daughter of Hezekiah Ferguson and Martha Smith. She was born 7 FEB 1829 in Willoughby, Lake Co., Ohio, and died 9 JUN 1917 in Ohio. She was buried 1917 in Willoughby Cemetery, Section: K, Row: 25, Stone No. 8.

Children of James Wakeman Penfield and Elsie Ferguson are:   11   i. Glendora Marie Penfield was born 2 JUN 1854 in Willoughby, Ohio, and died 28 SEP 1927 in Lucas County, Ohio. She married James M. Hough 16 OCT 1889 in Ohio, son of Thomas Hyde Hough and Lucretia Mapes. He was born 25 AUG 1853 in either Connecticut or Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, and died 18 NOV 1925 in Lucas County, Ohio. + 12   ii. Raymond Casenove Penfield was born 31 MAY 1860 in Ohio, and died 11 JUL 1932.   13   iii. Edith Cecelia Penfield was born 19 JUN 1863 in Willoughby, Lake Co., Ohio, and died 29 JUN 1921. She married Dennis Henry McBride 21 JUN 1886 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Vol. 29, Page 420), son of Dennis McBride and Julia Whelan. He was born 11 MAR 1857 in Ohio, and died 2 JAN 1926. + 14   iv. Gertrude Ferguson Penfield was born 23 JAN 1866 in Ohio, and died 8 JAN 1946 in Akron, Summit, Ohio.

10.

Louis Wakeman Penfield (Nathaniel Emory Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 31 JUL 1857 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, and died 29 JUL 1929 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio. He was buried 1 AUG 1929 in Willoughby Cemetery, Willoughby, Ohio. He married Clara Emma Johnson 3 JAN 1883 in Lucas, Ohio, daughter of Clara E. Johnson. She was born 31 MAY 1860 in Toledo, Ohio, and died 2 JUL 1933 in Toledo, Ohio. She was buried 6 JUL 1933 in Willoughby Cemetery.

Child of Louis Wakeman Penfield and Clara Emma Johnson is: + 15   i. James Arthur Penfield was born 18 FEB 1884 in Willoughby, Ohio, and died 7 FEB 1971 in Miami, Florida.

12.

Raymond Casenove Penfield (James Wakeman Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 31 MAY 1860 in Ohio, and died 11 JUL 1932. He marriedMinnie Patterson 27 MAY 1885. She was born 22 FEB 1864 in Ohio or Tenn., and died 26 SEP 1944.

Children of Raymond Casenove Penfield and Minnie Patterson are:   16   i. Harold Casenove Penfield was born 10 SEP 1886 in Hamilton, Ohio, and died 9 NOV 1943. He married Anna Catherine Bullwinkle 19 JUN 1912 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY, daughter of John E. Bullwinkle and Annie Gerkin. She was born 15 JAN 1899 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, and died 15 FEB 1961.   17   ii. James Preston Penfield was born 24 APR 1892 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, and died 26 JAN 1945. + 18   iii. Julia Marguerite Penfield was born 19 SEP 1893 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, and died 1 MAR 1943.

14.

Gertrude Ferguson Penfield (James Wakeman Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 23 JAN 1866 in Ohio, and died 8 JAN 1946 in Akron, Summit, Ohio. She married Franklin Augustus Seiberling 12 OCT 1887 in Ohio, son of John F. Seiberling and Katherine Lucinda Miller. He was born 6 OCT 1859 in Western Star, Summit Co., Ohio, and died 11 AUG 1955 in Akron, Ohio. He was buried 16 AUG 1955 in Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.

Children of Gertrude Ferguson Penfield and Franklin Augustus Seiberling are: + 19   i. John Frederick Seiberling was born 24 JUL 1888 in Akron, Ohio, and died 15 JUL 1962 in Akron, Ohio. + 20   ii. Irene Henrietta Seiberling was born 25 FEB 1890 in Akron, Ohio, and died 21 JAN 1999 in Akron, Ohio. + 21   iii. Willard Penfield Seiberling was born 28 JUN 1892 in Akron, Ohio, and died APR 1981 in Akron, Ohio. + 22   iv. James Penfield Seiberling was born 3 JUL 1898 in Akron, Ohio, and died OCT 1982 in Akron, Ohio.   23   v. Gertrude Virginia Seiberling was born NOV 1899 in Akron, Ohio, and died MAY 1971 in New York, New York. She married John L. Handy , Sr. 4 OCT 1919 in Stan Hywet Estate, Akron, Ohio. He was born 9 DEC 1892, and died JUN 1980 in New York.   24   vi. Grace W. Seiberling was born 1901, and died 1901. + 25   vii. Franklin Augustus Seiberling , Jr. was born 25 MAY 1908 in Akron, Ohio, and died 1990 in Ohio.

15.

James Arthur Penfield (Louis Wakeman Penfield9, Nathaniel Emory Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 18 FEB 1884 in Willoughby, Ohio, and died 7 FEB 1971 in Miami, Florida. He was buried 12 FEB 1971 in Willoughby Cemetery. He married Laura E. Minor. She was born ABT 1892 in Ohio, and died 28 OCT 1947 in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio. She was buried 31 OCT 1947 in Lake View Cemetery. He married Orien Haywood 20 MAY 1953 in Miami, FL. She was born 12 SEP 1893 in Kentucky, and died 17 SEP 1978 in Dade Co., Florida.

Children of James Arthur Penfield and Laura E. Minor are: + 26   i. Emmy Lou Penfield was born 19 JUL 1913 in Ohio, and died 1 JAN 1976 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. + 27   ii. Louis Albert Penfield was born 31 DEC 1918 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, and died 23 MAR 2002 in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio.

18.

Julia Marguerite Penfield (Raymond Casenove Penfield9, James Wakeman Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 19 SEP 1893 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, and died 1 MAR 1943. She married Aaron Wright Bastedo, son of Aaron Bastedo and Margaret Young. He was born 3 JUN 1884 in NY, and died 16 FEB 1952.

Children of Julia Marguerite Penfield and Aaron Wright Bastedo are:   28   i. Julia Dolce Bastedo was born ABT 1914 in New York, and died Deceased.   29   ii. Kathleen Bastedo was born ABT 1917 in New York, and died Deceased.   30   iii. John Bastedo was born AFT 1920, and died Deceased.

19.

John Frederick Seiberling (Gertrude Ferguson Penfield9, James Wakeman Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 24 JUL 1888 in Akron, Ohio, and died 15 JUL 1962 in Akron, Ohio. He married Henrietta MacBrayer Buckler 11 OCT 1917 in Stan Hywet Estate, Akron, Ohio, daughter of Julius Augustus Buckler and Mary Wallace Maddox. She was born 16 MAR 1888 in Kentucky, and died DEC 1979 in New York City, New York.

Children of John Frederick Seiberling and Henrietta MacBrayer Buckler are:   31   i. John Frederick Seiberling , Jr. was born 8 SEP 1918 in Stan Hywet Hall, Akron, Summit, Ohio, and died 2 AUG 2008 in Copley, Ohio. He married Living Behr.   32   ii. Living Seiberling.   33   iii. Living Seiberling.

20.

Irene Henrietta Seiberling (Gertrude Ferguson Penfield9, James Wakeman Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 25 FEB 1890 in Akron, Ohio, and died 21 JAN 1999 in Akron, Ohio. She married Milton Whately Harrison 25 DEC 1923 in Stan Hywet Estate, Akron, Ohio. He was born 12 FEB 1889 in New York, and died 8 AUG 1949. He was buried 1949 in Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio.

Children of Irene Henrietta Seiberling and Milton Whately Harrison are:   34   i. Living Harrison.   35   ii. Living Harrison.   36   iii. Living Harrison.

21.

Willard Penfield Seiberling (Gertrude Ferguson Penfield9, James Wakeman Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 28 JUN 1892 in Akron, Ohio, and died APR 1981 in Akron, Ohio. He married Mary Gerrish 18 JUL 1923. She was born 1897 in Oberlin, Ohio, and died 17 DEC 1950 in People’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio. She was buried 1950 in Highland Park Cemetery (Ashes).

Children of Willard Penfield Seiberling and Mary Gerrish are:   37   i. Living Seiberling.   38   ii. Living Seiberling. He married Jeanne Mitchell. She was born 22 DEC 1927, and died 24 OCT 2001 in Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida.   39   iii. Living Seiberling.

22.	James Penfield Seiberling (Gertrude Ferguson Penfield9, James Wakeman Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 3 JUL 1898 in Akron, Ohio, and died OCT 1982 in Akron, Ohio. He married Harriet Robinson Manton 3 FEB 1923, daughter of Henry B. Manton and Mary Blanche Seiberling. She was born 24 SEP 1899 in Ohio, and died JUL 1973 in Akron, Ohio.
	Children of James Penfield Seiberling and Harriet Robinson Manton are:   40   i. Living Seiberling.   41   ii. Living Seiberling.

25.	Franklin Augustus Seiberling , Jr. (Gertrude Ferguson Penfield9, James Wakeman Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 25 MAY 1908 in Akron, Ohio, and died 1990 in Ohio. He married Living Jackson.
	Children of Franklin Augustus Seiberling , Jr. and Living Jackson are:   42   i. Living Seiberling.   43   ii. Living Seiberling.   44   iii. Living Seiberling.   45   iv. Living Seiberling.

27.	Louis Albert Penfield (James Arthur Penfield10, Louis Wakeman Penfield9, Nathaniel Emory Penfield8, Wakeman Penfield7, James Penfield6, James Penfield5, Peter Penfield4, Samuel Penfield3, Samuel Penfield2, William Penfield1) was born 31 DEC 1918 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, and died 23 MAR 2002 in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio. He was buried 2002 in Willoughby Cemetery. He married Pauline Vivian Curtiss in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Vol. 201, Page 161), daughter of John Carlyle Curtiss and Florence Elsie Rogers. She was born 1 APR 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, and died 30 APR 1983 in Willoughby, Ohio. She was buried 1983 in Willoughby Cemetery.
	Children of Louis Albert Penfield and Pauline Vivian Curtiss are:   47   i. Living Penfield.   48   ii. Tisa A. Penfield was born 16 FEB 1947 in Ohio, and died 24 AUG 1994 in Los Angeles, California.

How did man, horse and wagon traverse the mud, muck, and marshes that so often surrounded our earliest coastal towns and river settlements? Without the modern benefits of steel and concrete that create reliable bridges, how did the 18th century road builder span those wet and muddy stretches? 

A corduroy road is a type of road made by placing whole logs perpendicular to the direction of the road over a low or swampy area. Sand is used to form a base for the logs and to cover them once they are in place. There were various methods used to keep the logs from slipping under the impact of hooves and wheels. The result is an improvement over impassable mud or dirt roads, yet it provides a decidedly bumpy ride in the best of conditions and a hazard to horses due to loose logs that can roll and shift. This type of road was already constructed in Roman times. It is known to have been used as early as 4,000 BC with examples found in bogs in England and still constructed in the 20th century in Alaska. 

The corduroy road was essential for establishing networks between communities and critical resources during the 18th century in New England. Town minutes and archaeological reports document the use of corduroy roads during this period. Records are clear that Washington’s troops built corduroy roads in order to create shortcuts over marshy areas, moving vast numbers of troops and supplies quickly. 

There are at least two known surviving examples of 18th century corduroy roads in Connecticut. One is the Chittenden Beach corduroy road that rests beneath salt marsh peat in Guilford. This road is pictured in Robert Gordon’s History of Sea Level Changes along the Connecticut Shore (1983). 

The second, the Ash Creek corduroy road in Fairfield, appears to be the oldest remaining example of a preserved wooden road in the state. Today, a relatively intact 53-foot section of this road is visible during low tide in Long Island Sound. The log road, composed of local species (oak, maple, black birch, etc.), rests between 30 to 36 inches below grade, which is dominated by a thick mat of cord grass. It survives as a remnant of a colonial road system that was crucial to the early development of Fairfield. 

In ca. 1750, local resident Peter Penfield constructed a tidal grist mill and a dam at the mouth of the Ash Creek. At approximately the same time, a corduroy road was constructed along the edge of the Ash Creek salt marsh that connected with a bridge over the narrowest section of the Creek. The road and bridge linked an old Fairfield town road, the Penfield mill, and the community of Black Rock, a section of what is now Bridgeport. This access way not only allowed for the transport of raw materials and products to and from the mills, it provided a much needed short cut across the Ash Creek from the colonial Fairfield town center to Black Rock Harbor. 

This archaeological resource was brought to the attention of the state initially by Kruger Frank, an archaeologist from the Fairfield area that used to walk his dog along the Ash Creek shoreline. Through the cooperation of the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office, the Town of Fairfield, and the Aspetuck Land Trust, the Ash Creek Corduroy Road has been listed on the State Register of Historic Places and is now designated as a State Archaeological Preserve. 

We are collecting additional data on corduroy roads and their prevalence in the state. Do you have any evidence of a corduroy road in your section of Connecticut? If so, please share the information with us.

This Wheeler "homelot" at the "head of shipharbour" was the nucleus of Black Rock village. The village was for many years inhabited by Thomas
Wheeler's grandchildren and their children almost exclusively. There were enough of them to occupy the acres between the old homelot and Grover's
Hill with their houses and pasturage, and to divide other lands with nonresident
proprietors whose homesteads stood in Fairheld or Stratiield
From the Thomas Wheeler homestead a road led northwest, meeting the
Fairfield road at the present intersection of Brewster Street and Fairfield Avenue. The old Fairfield road coincided with the modern Post Road only
between Ash Creek and Ellsworth Street. At the latter point (near the Indian
fort) the old road turned northeast (along the present line of North Ellsworth
Street) to the upper creek. Here were two forks, one road led northwest across the upper creek to King's Highway and the Holland Heights Road. The other fork led to the Indian Fields and thence to Stratfield. The early surveyors followed the trail that avoided the old Indian fort
as the cautious pioneer always gave his Indian neighbors as much room as
possible.

https://ia600606.us.archive.org/3/items/historyofblackro00just/historyofblackro00just_bw.pdf

Other families came to share with the Wheelers the homesites by the
harbor. The colonial names of Squire, Burr, Penfield, Bartram, Wilson,
Chauncy, Osborn, Jennings, Silliman, Sherwood and Sturges became prominently identified with the port.
The sea which played so dramatic a role in the story of the earliest settlers in Black Rock continued to influence the development of the village. The number of ships that plied in and out of the harbor increased yearly. In 1753 a new
bridge and new roads were
planned to shorten the distance between Fairfield center and the
picture harbor.
As the map shows, the early roads were almost circuitous as their descriptions in the records. The new thoroughfare was surveyed more directly, —
almost due east from lower Benson Road, across an inlet by Penfield mills,
and along the shore of the creek to the new bridge. The stone foundations
of this road are still plainly visible, as are the foundation piers of the bridge over which the road led to what is now Balm forth Street in Black Rock, —
the short road that curves over the shoulder of Grovers Hill and joins Grovers Avenue now just as it did in 1753. Grovers Avenue had existed long before
the building of the new road, but merely as a farm road from the harbor to the hill pastures. There had originally been a field gate across it halfway
between the turnpike and the hill. The opening of the shorter route immediately affected the pasture lands along GnDvers Avenue. David Wheeler, III, was first to profit thereby taking over from his father ten acres of meadow. The progressive David deeded to the town two streets, to lead from Grovers Avenue to the harbor, and dividing
the land into lots, he pointed their advantages to seafarers whose homes lay
inconveniently far from shore. The first purchasers were Captain Joseph
Silliman and Captain Thomas Holburton, and both immediately built where
their families might overlook the Sound and sight their incoming ships.Next to buy was a company of thirteen prominent citizens of Fairfield who acquired land for a wharf at the end of one of David Wheeler's new
roads. Adjacent lots were soon sold for homebuilding or investment and the
first real estate development in Black Rock proved successful.

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"1 AMOS NORTHROP, b. Jan. 8, 1778, probably at Chatham, N. Y most of children's census records say NY-- between 1774-1800 but may not have been LIVING in NY. Amos' 1850 Census record says CT . Lived also at Warren and Kent, Conn. D. May 16,1855, Warren, Conn. (have not found any record of his death or marker) M. Rachel Ivés (b. March 15,1775).had at least two wives married Susuan Chaugham/Chaugum (Lighthouse tribe Molly Barber descendant) Kent, CT Oct. 26, 1829.
Census support Amos in Kent and Warren. see Census Summary Below

Elmore Connections

elmer h 31 in 1860

lucy northrop brookfield in 1870 census there is a younger Elmer elmore age 41 farmer also a george age 14 cornwall geo age 47

Abel with Camp,Fenn

• D: I3506
• Name: Abel Northrup
• Surname: Northrup
• Given Name: Abel
• Sex: M
• Christening: 2 Dec 1739 Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
• Death: 13 May 1803
• _UID: EBB68F9717DB484C927570C2A52E0F1B8354
• Change Date: 21 Sep 2003 at 01:00:00
  
  Father: Joseph Northrup b: 6 Feb 1698 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  Mother: Ruth Allen c: 1 Oct 1719 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  
  Marriage 1 Susannah Camp c: 29 Dec 1745 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  Children
  1. Joseph Northrup b: 1762 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut c: 21 Apr 1771 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  2. Susanna Northrup b: 1764 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut c: 21 Apr 1771 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  3. Amos Northrup b: 1766 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut c: 21 Apr 1771 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  4. Andrew Northrup b: 1768 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut c: 21 Apr 1771 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  5. Mary Northrup c: 21 Apr 1771 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  6. Sarah Northrup c: 14 Feb 1773 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  7. Caleb Camp Northrup c: 8 Jan 1775 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  8. Lazarus Northrup c: 16 Feb 1777 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  9. Abel Allen Northrup c: 30 May 1781 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  10. Hannah Northrup b: 1784 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut c: 12 Jun 1796 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  11. John Northrup c: 12 Jun 1796 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut

• ID: I3499
• Name: Sarah Northrup
• Surname: Northrup
• Given Name: Sarah
• Sex: F
• Christening: 14 Feb 1773 Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
• _UID: 134609CE4585004DABD6DA9A22E43A239F01
• Change Date: 11 Mar 2002 at 00:00:00
  
  Father: Abel Northrup c: 2 Dec 1739 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  Mother: Susannah Camp c: 29 Dec 1745 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  
  Marriage 1 Oliver Clark b: 1769 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  • Married: 2 Sep 1790 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  Children
  1. Merritt Clark b: Mar 1795 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut c: 28 Oct 1821 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  2. Hezekiah Clark b: 25 Dec 1797 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut c: 28 Oct 1821 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  3. Oliver Clark b: ABT 1802
  4. Maria Clark c: 28 Oct 1821 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  5. Susanna Clark c: 28 Oct 1821 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  6. Sophia Clark c: 28 Oct 1821 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  7. Sheldon Clark c: 28 Oct 1821 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  8. Able Clark c: 28 Oct 1821 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  9. Allen Clark b: in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  10. Andrew Clark b: in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  11. Celia Clark b: in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut

• ID: I119479
• Name: Hezekiah Clark
• Surname: Clark
• Given Name: Hezekiah
• Sex: M
• Birth: 25 Dec 1797 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
• Christening: 28 Oct 1821 Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
• Death: 20 Dec 1869
• _UID: 65BB9B55EF36A249A14C5EF7839034C9728B
• Change Date: 16 Apr 2003 at 01:00:00
  
  Father: Oliver Clark b: 1769 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  Mother: Sarah Northrup c: 14 Feb 1773 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut
  
  Marriage 1 Jane Fenn b: 16 Nov 1805
  Children
  1. Idella Sophia Clark b: 11 Dec 1843
  2. Mary Avis Clark b: 3 Oct 1829
  3. Hezekiah Clark b: 16 Sep 1836
  4. Sarah Jane Clark b: 14 Oct 1838

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